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Erivincs, Written by Christopher Irvine, M. A., State Physician and Ilistory- 

 grapher to his majesty, King diaries the Second, in Scotland, and gent to liis 

 brother Sir Gerard Irvine. Bart., of Castle Irvine in the kingdom of Ireland, in 

 the year 1660." From this manuscript it appears that the oldest branch of the 

 family styled the ''Irvines of Bonshaw," were settled on the hanks of the river 

 Kshe, where they continued for many successive generations with varying 

 fortunes. From this stock are descended the English and Irish Irvines. among 

 the latter having been the Rt. lion. General Sir John Irvine, Commander-in-chief 

 of his majesty's forces in Ireland in the year 1779. 



A very early offshoot of this parent stock were the "Irvines of Drum." The 

 eldest son of the house of Bonshaw, William, having been knighted by King 

 Robert Bruce in the year 1296, and for long and faithful services in the field, 

 having been endowed with the lands of Drum on the river Dee in Aberdeenshire, 

 which are to this day in possession of his descendants. The castle of Drum is 

 about ten miles from the city of Aberdeen, and is now inhabited by Alexander 

 Irvine, Esq., the lineal descendant of the above Sir William. Sir William Irvine 

 of Drum married the daughter of Sir Robert Keith, Knight, Lord Marshall of 

 Scotland, and of Margaret Hay, daughter of Gilbert Hay, Lord Hay, first 

 Constable of that family. The manuscript referred to observes, that, "The king 

 gave him the lands of the forest of Drum, and he himself having carried a private 

 coat of arms whilst he was concealed under the name of the Earl of Carrick ■ 

 he likewise gave him that, with permission for him and his descendants forever, 

 to bear it as their armorial bearing, with this motto, '■'■sub sole, sub umbra vin ns, 

 alluding to the family's great fidelity to him in his troubles. The badge or 

 bearing consists of three holly leaves banded gules, on a shield argent." The 

 history relates the vicissitudes which befell tiiis family with much minut 

 and records their alliances with many of the most distinguished families of the 

 kingdom: Abernethy, Forbes, Ogilvie, Douglas, Leslie, Dundas, &c., &c. 

 There were several families of consideration which sprung from these alliances, 

 among which are named the Irvines of King Caussie, Cutts, Glassil, Easterclane, 

 Corn3'haugh, Murthil, and Astainford, all of which estates were in the north- 

 eastern counties of Scotland. During the civil wars they suffered severely in 

 property, and have since lost much of their former influence, although still 

 retaining a position of the highest respectability among the gentry of that part of 

 Scotland. 



The first of the family who settled in America was William Irving, the son of 

 Magnus Irving, who was born in 1731, and who on coming to this country in 

 17G3, altered the orthography of the family name, changing the final letter from 

 e to g, to accord with the English usage. He was married at Falmouth, E in- 

 land, in 1701, to Sarah, daughter of John Sanders, Esq., of Falmouth. England. 

 This gentleman was a very successful and highly respected merchant of the 

 city of New York, commanding universal esteem from his probity. lie died in 

 the year 1807, leaving the following issue, I. William, "a merchant of the city 

 of New York. He was distinguished as a gentleman of literary taste, and in 

 1812 became a member of Congress. He was concerned with his brother, 

 Washington lrvi:r_r, and Mr. .1. K. Paulding in writ:::: for Salmagundi;" b. 

 1766, d. 1831. lb- mar. Jo Tarrytown, W. ('. ('.. and 1 - - Ti issue, 



1. Lewis Qraham. mar. Hale, and had Lewis and Charles. 2. Rev. Wil- 



